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From: "Jim Lefavour" <jamesl AT mail DOT albany DOT net>
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Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 15:36:33 +0000
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Subject: Re: [opendos] EMM386 gets violent
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> > > AFter a slight accident with the install program, I was finally able to
> > > get OpenDOS working, but it seems to be quite buggy.
[snip]
> > I am using ODL, and have a Cyrix DX266 - and I have similar problems. 
> > Doom2 LOCKS unless I boot clean (good ol' F5), and I have to do a 
> 
> I bet it locks at IStartupTimer();

Yup :-) We have a Winner!

> 
> Try REMming out EMM386 entirely (yes it hurts) and see if this cures it.
> I replaced it with an old version of EMM386 from DR-Dos, so you might want
[snip]
I tried the 6.22 m$dos himem.sys/emm386 combo, which works fine 
(w/out DPMS) so it is the emm386 from opendos - maybe there is a 
combo of options that can eliminate the problem - will see.
> 
> DPMS seems to be safe, assuming we have the same problem, of course.
> 

Jim
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